I don't do many pavers, a couple dozen, but a have found that three people make it go a lot faster. One staging, one handing to the layer, and one laying. Then when the stager gets ahead and can start sanding and compacting. Once done laying, the layer and the one handing can begin pre-sweeping or putting in edging. Whatever order you like to so it in

something many people do not realize is that small projects can take just as long as any other project. You can lose money on a 1-2 day project if you have no business instinct

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"People Throw Rocks At Things That Shine"

My Equipment Brag List:

-1 CAT hat
-16 pairs of Hanes socks (the Heavy Duty model), many with holes.
-12 pairs of underwear, ranging from Joe Boxers to Jockey, many are in need of replacement. (no more photo requests please)
-hundreds of t-shirts. Some w/ grease stains, some torn & tattered.
-7 pairs of jeans, ranging from Levis to Polo to GAP. 1/2 of them have holes in 'em.
-1 belt
-1 pair of old worn out Nike shoes.

In terms of heat, I always factor in more hours if I know the job will be done July through August. If I price the job in the spring it's only valid for 30 days.

People work slower in the heat. I MAKE my guys work slower in the heat. And I MAKE the stop to drink water. Therefore, the jobs will be slightly higher in cost.

__________________"It's You vs. You"

"People Throw Rocks At Things That Shine"

My Equipment Brag List:

-1 CAT hat
-16 pairs of Hanes socks (the Heavy Duty model), many with holes.
-12 pairs of underwear, ranging from Joe Boxers to Jockey, many are in need of replacement. (no more photo requests please)
-hundreds of t-shirts. Some w/ grease stains, some torn & tattered.
-7 pairs of jeans, ranging from Levis to Polo to GAP. 1/2 of them have holes in 'em.
-1 belt
-1 pair of old worn out Nike shoes.

In terms of heat, I always factor in more hours if I know the job will be done July through August. If I price the job in the spring it's only valid for 30 days.

People work slower in the heat. I MAKE my guys work slower in the heat. And I MAKE the stop to drink water. Therefore, the jobs will be slightly higher in cost.

Ended up doing that too. Brought the price up a few hundred bucks. Also originally we thought we were going to do a simple running bond with no border. But it got changed up before the final estimate. Ended up having to cut a ton of half bricks, the curves, and the mitering on the soldier course. That's what ate up most of our time on the installation. I'm so anal on the final product that we marked all the bricks, lifted them, and then cut them on a brick table to get a clean look. I know just setting the bricks, then using a chop saw and cutting the curves is faster, but I don't like the results.

One other thing I realized too is that I personally only do a couple of hardscaping jobs a season. Makes me wonder if not doing them regularly makes it harder where there is never any real rhythm in doing them. So it makes each one a challenge so to speak. That and it's not like you have a core group of guys doing them to where you can knock them out faster.